Rayford Steele is an airline pilot whose relationship with his wife has gone sour;he ponders having an affair with an attractive flight attendant, Hattie Durham. In the midst of a flight to London, a number of their passengers mysteriously disappear, and chaos takes hold as a number of vehicles on the ground and in the air are suddenly unmanned. Meanwhile, Buck Williams, a television journalist, is pondering the rash of sudden disappearances as he works on a report about Dr. Chaim Rosenzweig, an Israeli scientist who has devised a formula that would make any soil on earth easy to cultivate. However, Buck wonders if there's more to Rosenzweig than he first imagined when he discovers the doctor is in cahoots with two multi-millionaires who plan to broker the invention to promote their own agenda of international domination.

In an instant, millions of people vanish. For those left behind, the apocalypse has just begun.

Movie Quote(s):

Jonathan: Do you have *any* idea who you're dealing with? Nicolae: Do you?

[Dirk is going nuts trying to get Buck to buy into Dirk's conspiracy theory] Buck Williams: When is the last time you slept? Dirk: I'll get all the sleep I need when I'm dead.

[Chloe discovers Buck asleep on her couch and grabs a vase, thinking he's an intruder] Chloe Steele: Hold it right there, don't move. [Sees who it is] Chloe Steele: Buck Williams? What are you doing in my house? Buck Williams: Hoping you're not gonna brain me with that vase.

Rayford: [reading the Bible] "In the beginning..." [chuckles] Rayford: It's a little late for that.

Buck Williams: Ivy, see if you can get Dirk Burton on the phone. Ivy Gold: What, do you need another story from Area 51?

Movie Trivia:

Released directly to video in 2000, copies of the film came bundled with a free pass to watch the film in theaters when it was later given limited release in early 2001.

Lacey Chabert was considered for the role of Chloe Steele, but had to back out due to scheduling conflicts.

The airport scenes are filmed in a covered walkway called the Skywalk in downtown Toronto. The Skywalk has an access connection to Union Station and stops about 200 feet East of the CN Tower. Rogers Centre (Skydome) is West of the tower

According to the "Making of..." documentary, Chelsea Noble (Hattie), who is married to Kirk Cameron (Buck), was reading the book in bed. Kirk was asleep, but Chelsea was so excited about the idea of turning this into a movie, she started slapping Kirk on the leg to wake him up, and said, "I want to play the role of Hattie!" Kirk and Chelsea then started farming out the idea to find out who might produce the film.